SPEC® CFP2006 Result

Copyright 2006-2014 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

Bull SAS

NovaScale T820 F2 (Intel Xeon X3470, 2.93 GHz)

CPU2006 license: 20 Test date: Nov-2009
Test sponsor: Bull SAS Hardware Availability: Dec-2009
Tested by: Dell Inc. Software Availability: Jul-2009
Benchmark results graph
Hardware
CPU Name: Intel Xeon X3470
CPU Characteristics: Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.60 GHz
CPU MHz: 2933
FPU: Integrated
CPU(s) enabled: 4 cores, 1 chip, 4 cores/chip, 2 threads/core
CPU(s) orderable: 1 chip
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 256 KB I+D on chip per core
L3 Cache: 8 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory: 8 GB (4 x 2 GB DDR3-1333 DR RDIMM)
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 160 GB 7200 RPM SATA
Other Hardware: None
Software
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.3,
Kernel 2.6.18-128.el5
Compiler: Intel Fortran Compiler and Intel C++ Compiler
Professional Edition 11.1 For Linux
Build 20090511 Package ID:
l_cproc_p_11.1.040, l_cprof_p_11.1.040
Auto Parallel: No
File System: ReiserFS
System State: Run level 3 (multi-user)
Base Pointers: 64-bit
Peak Pointers: 32/64-bit
Other Software: Binutils 2.18.50.0.7.20080502

Results Table

Benchmark Base Peak
Copies Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio Copies Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio Seconds Ratio
Results appear in the order in which they were run. Bold underlined text indicates a median measurement.
410.bwaves 8 1438 75.6 1432 75.9 1437 75.6 4 682 79.7 684 79.5 685 79.3
416.gamess 8 1677 93.4 1677 93.4 1644 95.3 4 814 96.2 814 96.2 814 96.2
433.milc 8 886 82.9 886 82.9 886 82.9 8 885 83.0 886 82.9 888 82.7
434.zeusmp 8 694 105   691 105   682 107   8 707 103   706 103   706 103  
435.gromacs 8 618 92.5 616 92.7 617 92.6 8 611 93.5 610 93.6 611 93.4
436.cactusADM 8 951 100   975 98.0 979 97.7 8 900 106   888 108   902 106  
437.leslie3d 8 1516 49.6 1522 49.4 1512 49.7 4 711 52.9 708 53.1 714 52.6
444.namd 8 717 89.4 719 89.2 718 89.3 8 708 90.6 708 90.6 707 90.7
447.dealII 8 640 143   641 143   647 142   8 607 151   609 150   614 149  
450.soplex 8 1163 57.4 1164 57.3 1162 57.4 4 530 63.0 527 63.3 526 63.4
453.povray 8 338 126   338 126   337 126   8 277 154   274 155   275 155  
454.calculix 8 574 115   574 115   575 115   8 572 115   571 116   573 115  
459.GemsFDTD 8 1724 49.2 1724 49.2 1719 49.4 4 864 49.1 863 49.2 863 49.2
465.tonto 8 809 97.3 807 97.6 817 96.3 8 736 107   743 106   743 106  
470.lbm 8 2322 47.3 2323 47.3 2323 47.3 4 1108 49.6 1107 49.6 1108 49.6
481.wrf 8 975 91.7 975 91.7 975 91.6 8 975 91.7 975 91.7 975 91.6
482.sphinx3 8 1793 86.9 1795 86.9 1799 86.7 8 1710 91.2 1717 90.8 1715 90.9

Submit Notes

The config file option 'submit' was used.
 numactl was used to bind copies to the cores

Operating System Notes

 'ulimit -s unlimited' was used to set the stacksize to unlimited prior to run

Platform Notes

 BIOS Settings:
 Power Management = Maximum Performance (Default = Active Power Controller)

General Notes

 The Dell PowerEdge T310 (Intel Xeon X3470 2.93 GHz) and
 the Bull NovaScale T820 F2 (Intel Xeon X3470 2.93 GHz) models are electronically equivalent.
 The results have been measured on a Dell PowerEdge T310 (Intel Xeon X3470 2.93 GHz) model.

Base Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks:

 icc -m64 

C++ benchmarks:

 icpc -m64 

Fortran benchmarks:

 ifort -m64 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 icc -m64   ifort -m64 

Base Portability Flags

410.bwaves:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
416.gamess:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
433.milc:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
434.zeusmp:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
435.gromacs:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
436.cactusADM:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
437.leslie3d:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
444.namd:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
447.dealII:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
450.soplex:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
453.povray:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
454.calculix:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
459.GemsFDTD:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
465.tonto:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
470.lbm:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
481.wrf:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -DSPEC_CPU_CASE_FLAG   -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX 
482.sphinx3:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 

Base Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-prefetch 

C++ benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-prefetch 

Fortran benchmarks:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-prefetch 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-prefetch 

Peak Compiler Invocation

C benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icc -m64 
482.sphinx3:  icc -m32 

C++ benchmarks (except as noted below):

 icpc -m64 
450.soplex:  icpc -m32 

Fortran benchmarks (except as noted below):

 ifort -m64 
437.leslie3d:  ifort -m32 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

 icc -m64   ifort -m64 

Peak Portability Flags

410.bwaves:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
416.gamess:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
433.milc:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
434.zeusmp:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
435.gromacs:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
436.cactusADM:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
444.namd:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
447.dealII:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
453.povray:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
454.calculix:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -nofor_main 
459.GemsFDTD:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
465.tonto:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
470.lbm:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64 
481.wrf:  -DSPEC_CPU_LP64   -DSPEC_CPU_CASE_FLAG   -DSPEC_CPU_LINUX 

Peak Optimization Flags

C benchmarks:

433.milc:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fno-alias 
470.lbm:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-prefetch   -opt-malloc-options=3   -auto-ilp32 
482.sphinx3:  -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -unroll2 

C++ benchmarks:

444.namd:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -fno-alias   -auto-ilp32 
447.dealII:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll2   -ansi-alias   -scalar-rep- 
450.soplex:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-malloc-options=3 
453.povray:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll4   -ansi-alias 

Fortran benchmarks:

410.bwaves:  -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -opt-prefetch 
416.gamess:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll2   -Ob0   -ansi-alias   -scalar-rep- 
434.zeusmp:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2) 
437.leslie3d:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-malloc-options=3   -opt-prefetch 
459.GemsFDTD:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll2   -Ob0   -opt-prefetch 
465.tonto:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll4   -auto 

Benchmarks using both Fortran and C:

435.gromacs:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -opt-prefetch   -auto-ilp32 
436.cactusADM:  -xSSE4.2(pass 2)   -prof-gen(pass 1)   -ipo(pass 2)   -O3(pass 2)   -no-prec-div(pass 2)   -static(pass 2)   -prof-use(pass 2)   -unroll2   -opt-prefetch   -auto-ilp32 
454.calculix:  -xSSE4.2   -ipo   -O3   -no-prec-div   -static   -auto-ilp32 
481.wrf:  basepeak = yes 

The flags file that was used to format this result can be browsed at
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.1-fp-linux64-revA.html.

You can also download the XML flags source by saving the following link:
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/flags/Intel-ic11.1-fp-linux64-revA.xml.